2001 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERE FRAME CORROSION, THE VEHICLE WAS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2001 TACOMA FRAME INTO THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,946 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,946. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB

I WAS TOLD SEPT 11,2008 THAT MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS RUSTED OUT BEYOND BEING FIXED IN THE FRAME. I WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AN OFFER OF 100% KBB TO BUT THE TRUCK BACK FROM ME AND WHEN I TOLD THEM I OWED MORE THEN WHAT WAS OFFERED THEY REPLIED THAT I HAD TO SAY YES OR NO. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PAY THE LOAN OFF TO SETTLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP WITH RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED TO BUY MY TRUCK BACK BUT AT A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY OFFERED OWNERS OF 1995-2000 LEAVING ME WITH NOTHING TO TRADE AND NOTHING TO PUT DOWN ON A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT APPEARS WELL INTO THE INITIAL STAGES OF FRAME PROBLEMS. APPEARS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST FORMATION AND SOME BUBBLING. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE THAT 95-2000 TACOMAS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. TOYOTA THOUGH WILL NOT INCLUDE NEWER TACOMAS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR THE 95-2000'S AND ARE OFFERING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS WHEN THE FRAMES FAIL. THIS IS BOTH DISCRIMINATORY AND HIGHLY INSULTING TO THE NEWER TACOMA OWNERS. WE SHOULD BE OFFERED THE SAME BUYBACK OPTIONS AND CONDITIONS AS THE EARLIER MODELS. FREE INSPECTIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM EXISTS SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED, AS THEY ARE WITH THE EARLIER MODELS. THE FRAME ISSUE EXTENDS WELL BEYOND THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED YEARS AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR ALL TACOMA CUSTOMERS. UNDER THEIR PRESENT PROVISIONS A 97 TACOMA WOULD BE BOUGHT BACK BY THE COMPANY FOR MORE THAN MY 2001, WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT WHEN IDENTIFIED, RENDERS YOUR VEHICLE USELESS AND DECREASES ITS RESALE VALUE TO NOTHING. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE OFFER THE SAME BUYBACK OPTION AND INCENTIVES AS WITH THE 95-2000'S. THEY ALSO NEED TO PUBLICLY ADMIT THAT MANY TACOMAS OF ALL YEARS ARE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE. IT COULD COST SOME UNKNOWING INDIVIDUAL THEIR LIFE, IF THE FRAME FAILED. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND VERIFIED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA IS BUYING BACK UP TO 2000 YEAR MODELS BUT 2001 MODELS ARE EXCLUDED. WHEN THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION. ARBITRARILY SELECTING THE YEARS AND LAST VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TOYOTA WILL COVER IN THE BUY-BACK PROGRAM IS RIDICULOUS AS THIS RUST ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN WHAT TOYOTA HAS ANTICIPATED. WE FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA THEY SAID OUR VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE 150% BUY BACK, HOWEVER THEY WOULD BUY IT BACK FOR THE CURRENT RETAIL VALUE. OUR TRUCK WAS BUILT IN SEPTEMBER 2000 (QUALIFIED THERE), BUT THE VIN NUMBER WAS 4,096 PAST THE CUT-OFF (DIDN'T QUALIFY THERE). TOYOTA BUILDS 3,500 TACOMAS PER WEEK. WHAT MAKES THEM THINK THAT THERE WEREN'T SOME BAD FRAMES STILL IN THEIR INVENTORY AT THE TIME OUR TRUCK WAS BUILT. SOME 2001 TACOMA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT TOYOTA HAS TAKEN THEIR TRUCK AWAY FROM THEM (AFTER INSPECTION) AND HAVE HELD IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WON'T GIVE IT BACK TO THE OWNERS AND ARE ONLY OFFERING RETAIL FOR A SETTLEMENT. 2001 TACOMA OWNERS HAVE NO CHOICE...ACCEPT THE CURRENT RETAIL PRICE WE HAVE OFFERED YOU BECAUSE YOU WON'T GET YOUR TRUCK BACK. 2000 TACOMA OWNERS...HERE IS 150% OF THE RETAIL VALUE AND WE'LL TAKE THAT RUST BUCKET OFF YOUR HANDS.*TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA AND HAD IT INSPECTED BY TOYOTA REP. AND IT FAILED THE ROT TEST AT FIRST THEY OFFERED ME 100% BUYBACK BUT I REFUSED BECAUSE OLDER TRUCKS 95-2000 WERE GETTING 150% BUYBACK AND THAT ABSOLUTELY DID NOT SEEM FAIR WITH ME HAVING A NEWER TRUCK SO I REFUSED. AND THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING FRAME REPLACEMENT TO THE 2001-2005 WHICH SCARES ME TO DEATH JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!!! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS FRAME ISSUE BEFORE SOME INNOCENT PERSON IS KILLED!!! *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS FRAME ROT. IN SOME PLACES ON THE FRAME THE ROT IS 8-10 INCHES LONG. THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE DONE WITH THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVING IT TO WORK ON A PAVED HIGHWAY. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK TO A MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND HE TOLD US THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED, HE COULD BREAK IT WITH HIS HAND. HE TOLD US IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TO LOOK INTO CONTACTING TOYOTA, WHICH WE DID. THE DEALER TOLD US THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE ONLY THE 95-2000 MODELS WERE BEING RECALLED. WE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD US WE WOULD HEAR FROM SOMEONE WITHIN 30 DAYS REGARDING OUR COMPLAINT. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. FRAME CORROSION. TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY HAS DONE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM MODEL YEARS 1995-2000. THIS RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MODELS AFTER 2000. I OWN A 2001 VEHICLE WITH EXTENSIVE FRAME CORROSION BUT I'M NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME ROT. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. TOYOTA IS BUYING BACK OLDER ONES BUT THE FRAME IS THE SAME OR WORSE ON MY 2001 WITH NO HOLES TO LET WATER AND SALT OUT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SINCE THEY BOUGHT THE OLDER ONES BACK IN THIS AREA IT MUST BE SERIOUS. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED VEHICLES WITH RUSTED FRAMES FOR THE YEARS 1995 TO 2000. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO NEWER VEHICLES AND THE DANGER IS STILL THE SAME. RUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND SOON IT WILL BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINT- 10235644 -FRAME ISSUES, 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA- .....ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE AND SEVERAL LAWYERS. A LETTER WAS POSTED IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REFUSE TO LOOK AT A 2001 TO 2004 TACOMA THAT SOMEONE BRINGS IN WITH FRAME CONCERNS. IT IS AN INSULT THAT A COMPANY THAT WE LOVED, THAT PRIDES IT'S SELF ON QUALITY SERVICE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS WOULD DO SOMETHING SO DISCRIMINATORY TO A TOYOTA OWNER. WE ARE OF THE MIND THAT WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA DUE TO THIS EXPERIENCE. WE WANT EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 2001 AND UP TACOMA TO KNOW THAT THEIR TRUCKS ARE POSSIBLY DANGEROUS IF THEY HAVE BEEN IN STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER MONTHS. WE WERE DRIVING A TIME BOMB, AND THINK THAT ANYONE WHO OWNS A TACOMA SHOULD JOIN IN A CLASS-ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA. THEY KNEW WE WERE DRIVING THESE TRUCKS WITH OUR FAMILIES IN THEM. WE WERE DRIVING THESE TRUCKS IN PLACES THAT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE HELP US TO GET BACK WHAT IS ENTITLED TO US AND EVERYONE ELSE THEY ARE HIDING IT FROM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NO-ONE HAS BEEN HURT, INJURED OR KILLED TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, YET. THE TOYOTA CORPORATION IS OFFERING A BUY BACK OF 1995-2000 TACOMAS DUE TO FRAME "FAILURE" AND MANUFACTURER ISSUES WITH THE FRAMES ON THE TRUCKS BUILT IN THOSE YEARS. WE TOOK OUR 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCT. OF 2000, TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN THE BUY BACK RANGE. THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY AND BECAUSE WE HAD HEARD ABOUT THE "BUY BACK" WE WANTED IT LOOKED AT SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE OCT. 2000 MANUFACTURE DATE. WE CONTACTED A LEMON LAW LAWYER AND THEY SAID WE HAVE A CASE, AND GAVE US TOYOTA'S CORPORATE NUMBER. WE WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IT WOULD BE SENT THROUGH A CLAIMS PROCESS AND THEY WANTED US TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE FRAME LOOKED AT. AT THE APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE TECH LOOKED AT THE FRAME AND SAID THAT A TOYOTA FIELD REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NEED TO BE BROUGHT IN DUE TO THE CONCERNS HE HAD. THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE CAME IN FROM CALIFORNIA AND LOOKED AT THE FRAME. HE TAPPED IT WITH A HAMMER IN A FEW PLACES AND IT WENT THROUGH. THEY TOLD US WE COULD NOT HAVE OUR TACOMA BACK AS IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION ANY MORE AND ARRANGED A RENTAL. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD GET 150% OF THE RETAIL PRICE FOR BUY BACK BY ONE OF THE TOYOTA EMPLOYEES. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP BY THE REPRESENTATIVES TO KEEP QUIET AND NOT TELL ANYONE ELSE ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH OUR TACOMA, WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS ODD. A MONTH LATER, WE RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM TOYOTA SAYING THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US ONLY 12,000 DOLLARS FOR A TRUCK THAT BY THEIR OWN STANDARDS OF 150% OF RETAIL, THOUGH IT WAS THE 2001 MODEL YEAR, WAS WORTH OVER $19,700. THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS THEIR FINAL LOCKED IN NUMBER AND THAT IT WAS TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. WE TOLD TOYOTA THAT IT WAS TERRIBLE THAT THEY WOULD TREAT US THIS WAY AND TOLD THEM THEY WOULD HEAR FROM A LAWYER IN SOME CAPACITY. WE HAVE REPORTED OUR EXPERIENCE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK STATE ... (CONTINUED). *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME IS RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL ON 95-00 TACOMAS. MINE IS AN 01 BUT ASSEMBLED IN 09/00. THEY SAID MY TACOMA DOESN'T FALL INTO THE RECALL CATEGORY. I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE THE RUST TEST PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY FRAME IS IN WORSE CONDITION THAN SOME OF THE 95-00 THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAKING BACK ON RECALL. THEN THE WENT ON TO SAY MY TRUCK WILL NOT PASS A STATE INSPECTION AND WAS UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. 95-00 OWNERS ARE GETTING 1.5% OF THE KKB VALUE. I EXPECT TOYOTA TO DO THE SAME FOR ME SEEING MINE FAILED RUST TEST AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WOULD EVENTUALLY FALL OFF. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REPORT 2008061402 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR WHO FOUND NO CORROSION OR HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM BECAUSE A FAILURE WAS NOT LOCATED THEY WILL INSPECT THE FRAME FOR HIM ON A YEARLY BASIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,567 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

RUSTING FRAME. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH COMPLETE FRAME ROT. TOYOTA HAS TAKEN IT AND GIVEN US A FREE RENTAL. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T TELL US ANYTHING HOWEVER DID SAY THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY ONLY GET 100% KBB. THIS 2001 IS NOT WITHIN THE YEARS OF THEIR BUY BACK PROGRAM. MY HUSBAND FILED A COMPLAINT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. THERE IS A BLOG ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT PEOPLE WRITE INTO EVERYDAY. MORE AND MORE 2001 OWNERS ARE WRITING SAYING THAT THEY HAVE ROT AND ARE TURNING IN THEIR TRUCKS. SOMEONE SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO GIVE OWNERS OF NEWER VEHICLES THE SAME DEAL AS THE OLDER ONES IN THE BUY BACK PROGRAM. I HAVE HEARD OF 2002 AND 2004 TRUCKS FAILING INSPECTION. PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE INFORMATION AND NO RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO THEM. THERE WAS ONE GUY SAYING THAT KBB OF HIS TRUCK WAS 7000 AND HE STILL OWES 15000 ON IT. TOYOTA HAS A BIG PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NEEDS HELP HERE MAKING THEM STEP UP. IT'S WAY MORE THAN JUST 1995 TO 2000 TACOMAS. ALL THE 2001S I HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ON THE BLOG AND OLDER YEARS CANNOT JUST BE A COINCIDENCE. THERE WAS A 2002 AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT FAILED THE DAY WE WERE THERE FOR AN INSPECTION. *TR

OUR 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS IN FOR MUFFLER REPAIR WHEN THE TECH NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME. HE SAID THAT IT WAS OVER A 2FT SECTION ON ONE SIDE HE COULD PUT BOTH HANDS THROUGH AND A SMALL SECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE. SINCE TOYOTA EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON VEH YRS 95-2000, I THINK THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED ENOUGH OF A PROB THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER YEARS IF NEWER TRUCKS THAN THAT ARE EXHIBITING PROBLEMS. ONE TECH THAT LOOKED AT OUR TRUCK SAID THAT IT PROB COULD NOT BE FIXED/ WELDED. WE ARE STILL GETTING OTHER ESTIMATES AND WILL PROB HAVE TO HAVE A TOYOTA TECH LOOK AT IT JUST TO HAVE IT ON THE RECORD. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TACOMA PICKUP. IT HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BECAUSE OF A RUST ROTTED BODY. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT. TOYOTA IS DOING A BUY BACK ON 1995-2000 OWNERS AND GIVING THEM 150% OF THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE PLUS $1,000 INCENTIVE TOWARDS A NEW PURCHASE. ALL OF US, AND THERE ARE MANY, 2001 OWNERS ARE ONLY BEING OFFERED 100% OF THE KBB ON OUR NEWER, LESS USED VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTAS ATTORNEYS GIVING US 6 MONTHS TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THEIR OFFER. IF I REJECT IT, I GET NOTHING. I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR AS MY TRUCK WAS NEWER BUT AM BEING GIVEN LESS THAN 2000 OWNERS. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU. *TR

THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT.... ONLY 60,000 MILES. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME ROT - TOYOTA IS ONLY INCLUDING 1995-2000 IN THEIR "SILENT RECALL" FOR FRAME ROT. MINE FAILED THEIR 2 INSPECTIONS (MAY 01, 2008 AND MAY 20, 2008) MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN FROM ME. I WAS TOLD IT IS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE". EVIDENTLY TOYOTA IS PAYING OWNERS FOR NEWER TRUCKS MUCH LESS MONEY THAN 1995-2000 TACOMA OWNERS. THEY HAVE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCTION THAN IS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AND REPORTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE LATER MODEL YEARS THAT EXHIBIT SERIOUS FRAME ROT ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IN THE LATER MODEL YEARS IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I AM HAPPY TO SUPPLY PICTURES OF MY SPECIFIC, COMPLETELY RUSTED, FRAME THAT HAS HOLES IN MANY LOCATIONS. THIS TRUCK WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WASHED, WAXED, GARAGE-KEPT. THE TRUCK BODY IS IN FANTASTIC SHAPE. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE RUSTED, ROTTED FRAME WITH LARGE HOLES IN IT. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LETTER FOR MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA (LETTER STATED VEHICLES COVERED WERE 2001-2004). THE REASON WAS TO INSPECT FRAME FOR RUST PERFORATION. UPON INSPECTION THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE PERFORATION. THEIR OFFER OPTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COME WITH A WARRANTY OF THE FRAME FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15 YEARS(...ON THE NEW ONE.....FRAME ONLY...) BUT NO OTHER WARRANTY OF THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS REMOVED, HANDLED, OR REPLACED DURING THE FRAME REPLACEMENT WOULD BE WARRANTIED. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA STATING THAT I WOULD BE BETTER SERVED WITH THE OPTIONAL BUYOUT, MENTIONED IN THE RECALL LETTER, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT THEIR OPTION. IT IS UNDER REVIEW. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TRUCK - WHEN AN AUTO COMPANY FINDS A PRODUCT DEFECT, A RECALL IS ORDERED & THE DEFECT FIXED AT COMPANY COST. NO ONE BLAMES THE SALESMAN, REPAIRMAN, DEALERSHIP, ETC IF THE AUTO COMPANY DOESN'T ADDRESS THE DEFECT, IT LOSES ITS REPUTATION & ITS BUSINESS GOES AWAY. HOWEVER THERE IS A TERRIBLE PREJUDICE WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME DEFECT AND I AM BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER OWNERS. I PURCHASED A 2001 TRUCK IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, DETAILED AND HAND WAXED TWICE A YEAR AND ONLY HAS 87K MILES. YOUR SAFETY DEFECT OF A BAD BOX FRAME RESULTED IN A RECALL. THE 2000 TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ARE BEING OFFERED A DEAL OF 150% TO RETURN THE TRUCK. I AM NOT BEING OFFERED THE SAME DEAL ' HOWEVER MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE MY CASE REVIEWED, RESULTING IN THE SAME OFFER AS THE 2000 OWNERS. THE PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE MY 2001 TRUCK IT HAS A SAFETY DEFECT (RUSTED BOX FRAME). *TR

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA DIAGNOSED WITH FRAME ROT BACK ON 4/2/08. NUMEROUS HUGE HOLES IN RIGHT REAR FRAME RAIL. TOLD BY TOYOTA NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE STILL DRIVING THIS TRUCK. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 01/01. NOT PART OF CURRENT BUY-BACK PROGRAM 1995-2000. I AM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CURRENT BUYBACK PROGRAM AND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE TOYOTA TACOMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ARE BEING OFFERED A DEAL OF 150% TO RETURN THE TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME EXACT DEFECT AS 1995-2000 MODEL WHY IS MY OFFER NOT THE SAME. I WOULD LIKE MY CASE REVIEWED. THIS PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE MY 2001. MY SAFETY AND TOYOTA'S REPUTATION ARE BOTH ON THE LINE. *TR

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SERVICE" PROGRAM, WHEREBY THEY ARE BUYING BACK TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK AT 150% OF THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK VALUE. THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR 1995-2000 VEHICLES WITH SIGNIFICANT PERFORATED (RUSTED) FRAMES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 TACOMA, BUILT IN 2000. MY FRAME IS RUSTED STRAIGHT THROUGH AND IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. MY DEALER HAS STATED THAT IT IS UNSAFE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS WELL AS CORPORATE DIRECTLY. THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO SUPPORT OWNERS. NO REPAIRS, NO BUYBACK. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT "INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND" SHOULD EXPECT THIS. I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT THE IMPLIED WARRANTY EXTENDS BEYOND THAT STATEMENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TACOMAS OUT THERE NOT BEING COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM. WE ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE NEW BUYBACK PROGRAM, AND THE ORIGINAL 5 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS IS WRONG. *TR

TOYOTA TACOMA 2001, FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. TRUCK HAS 185,000 MILES WELL KEPT. THE BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. FRAME LOOKS LIKE IT IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. POOR DESIGN BOX FRAME. 7 YEARS AND NOW IS USELESS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ENGINEERING FLAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE UNDER BODY FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, A LOCAL WELDER REPAIRED THE HOLE IN THE FRAME AT THE COST OF $80. TOYOTA LATER IMPLEMENTED A BUY BACK PROGRAM AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BUY BACK VEHICLES FROM 1995-2000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,910 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,995.

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH 83,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH IT EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUE OF SEVERE FRAME RUST. THE BODY LOOKS GREAT, HOWEVER THE FRAME RUST IS JUST ABOUT ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND INCLUDES THE BRAKE SYSTEM, FRAME, DRIVE TRAIN, ETC. I HAVE MANY OLDER VEHICLES THAT HAVE SEEN SIMILAR WEAR AND USE THAT HAVE NO FRAME RUST WHATSOEVER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RECENTLY MANUFACTURED TACOMAS AND I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING FLAW. *JB

DRIVING AROUND CURVE AT 5MPH AND FRONT LEFT WHEEL BROKE AT BALL JOINT AND MY TRUCK FELL ON TOP OF WHEEL BENDING MY FENDER. I HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED AND HAD BOTH BALL JOINTS REPLACE, $453 WORTH OF REPAIRS, NOT HAVING HAD MY FENDER FIXED YET. MY TRUCK WAS MAN. IN 05/01, MISSING THE RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM BY A FEW MONTHS. I'M BLESSED TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AT LOW SPEED, NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

AFTER NOTICING THAT THE TRUCK DEVELOPED UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR AND SHAKING AND NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END ,MAKING THE TRUCK DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. A PRIVATE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS MADE AWARE OF A TOYOTA RECALL, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE EXACT CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL THAT WAS ON IDENTICAL MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR THIS TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

I HAVE IDENTIFIED A DISCREPANCY WITH THE 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD STEERING SYSTEM. THERE IS A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING AND UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE SLIP JOIT IN THE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT IS PRESENT. THERE IS A HEXAGONAL SLIP JOINT THAT HAS SHOWN TO BE A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. REPAIR IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT DEFEATING THE COLLAPSING FUNCTION OF THE SHAFT. THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE PRECISELY. TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE RETROFIT SHAFTS TO THE OWNERS. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. IT WILL GO ONE NOTCH TO THE LEFT TO ALT. AND TURN THE MOTOR OFF BUT WILL NOT LET THE KEY COME OUT. I'VE BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DON'T KNOW THE PROBLEM. THEY 1ST SAID IT WAS THE KEY BUT HAS PROVEN WRONG. I CANNOT LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION EXCEPT TO USE ANOTHER KEY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD THAT GRADUALLY BECAME LOUDER. WITHOUT WARNING, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO SIN OF A LEAK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. UPDATED 08//25/06. *JB

NO FAILURE AS OF YET, BUT HAVE TWO LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY VEHICLE THAT BOTH ARE OUT OF TOLERANCE AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL YEAR HAD A RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. IT SEEMS VERY ODD THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE BOTH OUT AT THE SAME TIME, ALMOST LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MORE OF THE JOINTS THAN THEY INITIALLY EXPECTED. *NM

I, OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TRUCK. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JAN. 2001. I PUT 93000 MILES ON IT .LAST JUNE I WENT TO MY REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE MY LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY FRAME WAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND PRESENTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ROAD SALT WAS TO BLAME NOT TOYOTA! NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 1995 TO 2000 TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THE RUST PROBLEM I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY TRUCK IT IS STILL REGISTERED AND INSURED. THE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ONE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEBODY GETS HURT. THERE ARE ALOT OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU HPL.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA EXTENDED CAB WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME BEHIND THE DRIVERS DOOR AND MY TRUCK EXPLODED IN TO FLAMES. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FLAMES IN THE CAB TO GET OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. I SUFFERED BURNS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN THE BURN UNIT. *JB

FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT. MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB VIN [XXX] HAS DIAGNOSED WITH A WORN LOWER RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION FOR THE PAST 50,000+ MILES. INITIALLY THE NOISE OCCURRED WHILE TAKING LEFT TURNS, NOW THE NOISE OCCURS DURING ALL PHASES OF OPERATION (LEFT& RIGHT TURNS, AND STOPPING). TOYOTA CLAIMS MY THAT THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MINE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL/TSB. YET MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS ALL THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN TSB 05015 (NHTSA #100015504) AND HAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN THE TIRE STARTED MAKING NOISE. VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. THE CONSUMER CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE LOCATION OF THE BALL JOINT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THAT FIXED TODAY. TOYOTA OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY TO THE CONSUMER.*AK UPDATED 11/2/2005. *NM

ON FEB 2.01 WHEN REVIVING A NEW 200L TOYOTA TACOMA, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED (WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL). I GOT THE SALESPERSON WHO CAME WITH ME. HE JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD AND IF WAS FREED. I ASKED IF THAT IS NORMAL, HE RESPONDED "IT'S OK, THEY ALL DO THAT." OVER THE YEARS WHENEVER IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE RIGHT, I REMEMBERED THE STATEMENT "IT'S OK, THEY ALL DO THAT". ON SEP 8, 2005 IN THE WALL-MART PARKING LOT WITH 18 CASES OF BOTTLED WATER TO TAKE TO MY CHURCH FOR SHIPMENT TO HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS IN BILOXI, MS, MY IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN NOR WAS I ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, REPAIRED, AND PICKED IT UP. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY HISTORICAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING/IGNITION SINCE THE DAY I PICKED IT UP NEW. I MAILED THEM A LETTER BUT THEY TOTALLY IGNORED IT. I BELIEVE THEY ARE BEING NEGLIGENT BY NOT DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUPS STEERING COLUMN/IGNITION PROBLEMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A NICE DAY. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FELL OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE TOYOTA RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING TOO FAST, AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SWOLLEN. CALLER STATED ALL THE TIRES WERE AFFECTED. DEALER COULDN'T TELL IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN RECALL. CALLER SAID COULD NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH MANUFACTURER. RECALL WAS ON BALL JOINTS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED VEHICLE'S OWNERS.*AK

2001 TACOMA 2 WHEEL DRIVE 4 DOOR PRE RUNNER. HAVE HAD A HORRIBLE "CLUNK WHEN I REALEASE BRAKES. THE WHOLE TRUCK JERKS AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER JUMPS ABOUT 3 INCHES. TOOK IT TO PRECISION TOYOTA IN TUCSON AND WAS TOLD IT IS CALLED AXLE WRAP. I DID SOME REASEARCH ON AXLE WRAP AND BASICALLY IT IS WORN OUT REAR SPRINGS. THE ONLY THING I HAVE CARRIED IN THE TRUCK HEAVY IS MY 200 LB. MOTORCYCLE. THE TRUCK HAS HIGH MILEAGE AND IS ALL INTERSTATE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND HAVE SEEN ANOTHER COMPLAINT HERE. I AM WORRIED WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE IT IS DOING TO THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. WHAT'S GOING TO "SNAP"?*AK

I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE DOING 30 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

WHILE BRAKING AT NY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL PULSATED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60 - 65 MPH, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HANDLING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LAS CRUCES, NM. INVESTIGATION FROM THE DEALER WAS THE U-BOLT THAT CONNECTED THE LEAF SPRINGS TO THE AXLE CAME OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, THE REAR WHEEL & TIRE AND POSSIBLY THE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CARE REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF THE FAILURE OF A FASTENER AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS REPORT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES PADS ON HIS VEHICLE WAS WEARING OUT TOO FAST. HE STATED HE IS CONSTANTLY REPLACING THEM EVERY 3 MONTHS. *JB

DIFFICULTY STEERING, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES